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Tanike

Touch shimmering ibushi-gin tiles at an Awaji tile works

  • #About 2 hours
  • #Small groups
  • #Tile factory
  • #Lantern making

Awaji Island tiles come from one of Japan's three great tile-producing regions. Loved for their beautiful lustrous silver color known as "ibushi-gin," they are renowned mainly in Kyoto and Nara. Alongside running a tile works, I'm also involved in farming and running a beach hut, and I'm exploring collaborations in farming, such as growing crops with spent malt as fertilizer. Hobbies Now and then I climb inside the mascot "Ibushi-gawara no Gin-san." Recommended for People interested in tile crafts Parents stuck for summer-vacation craft ideas for their kids People thinking of placing a "proposal tile" at Keino Matsubara

LOCAL FRIEND

Tanike

Minami-Awaji, Hyogo

Credentials

  • Runs a tile works on Awaji Island
  • Also involved in farming and running a beach hut

TOGETHER

Things we can do together

An Awaji tile factory tour and lantern making

An Awaji tile factory tour and lantern making

Learn about the ibushi-gin color and firing methods at a tile factory, and make an original lantern from tile clay. A craft experience with Awaji tiles, with the fun of waiting for it to be fired.

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Making an original lantern from Awaji tiles, one of Japan's three great tiles, and discovering their silver sheen

Making an original lantern from Awaji tiles, one of Japan's three great tiles, and discovering their silver sheen 1 / 15